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A man in a green ERO vest walks through an airport terminal.
ICE agents can make twice the salary of TSA employees—and economists warn their pay is more ‘shutdown proof’ than other government jobs

The starting salary for a TSA agent is $34,454, while most make between $46,000 and $55,000 per year.

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 24, 2026
Americans spend $146 billion and 11.6 billion hours doing their taxes, and most of it is just filling out paperwork
By Catherina GioinoMarch 24, 2026
Farmer standing in front a soybean farm
Soaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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Senate closes in on deal to end Homeland Security shutdown—without funding ICE operations
By The Associated Press, Lisa Mascaro and Joey CappellettiMarch 24, 2026
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink
Billionaire Larry Fink says you’re wrong to think that AI stealing your job is the big problem—it’s really about what it’s doing for his class
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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Kalshi and Polymarket rush to update their policies after realizing that Congress could destroy them
By Ken Sweet and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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EnergyOn Iran, Trump is open to a deal but he also has ‘a fist, waiting to punch you in the [expletive] face,’ a White House insider says
By Jim EdwardsMarch 25, 2026
NewslettersThe growing problem of ‘tech addiction’ spawns a new detox economy
By Allie GarfinkleMarch 25, 2026
America’s largest Medicaid insurer is making a move into building affordable housing, Centene CEO Sarah London announced at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Monday, May 20, 2024.
NewslettersThe youngest-ever female Fortune 500 CEO is reinventing the largest Medicaid insurer amid funding cuts and rising costs
By Diane BradyMarch 25, 2026
Personal FinanceToday’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on March 25, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 25, 2026
Personal FinanceTop CD rates today, March 25, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%
By Glen Luke FlanaganMarch 25, 2026
NewslettersAI plot twist: Why did OpenAI kill its Sora video star?
By Alexei OreskovicMarch 25, 2026
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CommentaryOur retirement system gets a C-plus; policymakers have an opportunity to make it A grade
By Chris MahoneyMarch 25, 2026
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By FortuneMarch 25, 2026
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LawBillionaire OnlyFans founder Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43
By Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentAs planes crash at airports and war rages in Iran, Trump visits Graceland
By Adrian Sainz, Meg Kinnard and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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Law‘I messed up’: overworked air traffic controller’s admission about deadly La Guardia crash
By Nick Lichtenberg, Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz, Rob Gillies and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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LawJury holds Bill Cosby liable for sexual assault in 1972, awards $60 million
By Andrew Dalton and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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Economy4 years after the ‘Great Resignation,’ workers do a 180 on whether it’s a ‘good time’ to find a job
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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PoliticsTrump hates voting by mail—except when he does it in Florida
By Bill Barrow and The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
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Personal FinanceCurrent price of oil as of March 24, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerMarch 24, 2026
Middle EastPutin is the real winner in Trump’s Iran war as it puts Russian oil back on the map
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 23, 2026
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LawOne in three teens ‘experienced problematic use’ of Meta platforms: closing arguments begin in landmark New Mexico social media trial
By The Associated Press and Morgan LeeMarch 23, 2026
A Homeland Security Investigations federal agent stands at an airport security checkpoint.
PoliticsLargest federal workers union warns ICE agents are not trained to replace TSA and putting them in airports ‘does not fill a gap. It creates one’
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 23, 2026
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LawThe Supreme Court looks poised to ban late mail ballots ahead of the midterms
By The Associated Press and Mark ShermanMarch 23, 2026
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PoliticsMeet your new TSA worker during the partial government shutdown: a masked ICE worker
By The Associated Press, Emilie Megnien and Wyatte Grantham-PhilipsMarch 23, 2026
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EnergyThe Iran oil crisis is the worst energy shock ever recorded. World leaders aren’t ready, says IEA chief
By Jake AngeloMarch 23, 2026
CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink speaks during a panel at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.
EconomyLarry Fink says today’s economic anxiety stems from people increasingly feeling like capitalism isn’t working for them
By Eleanor PringleMarch 23, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s ‘largest tax refund season of all time’ is getting totally swallowed up by higher gas prices
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressMarch 23, 2026
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LawNewark airport shuts down after a burning smell forces an air traffic control tower evacuation
By The Associated PressMarch 23, 2026
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LawTwo people dead after an Air Canada jet struck a firetruck on the LaGuardia Airport runway
By The Associated Press, Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer PeltzMarch 23, 2026
Arts & Entertainment‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon’s highest-grossing film debut
By Thomas Buckley and BloombergMarch 22, 2026
PoliticsCalifornia sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
By The Associated PressMarch 22, 2026
PoliticsTrump’s border czar says ICE agents could guard exits and check IDs at airport screening areas as long lines plague travelers
By Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2026
EnergyNatural gas prices in Texas plunge deep into negative territory and producers are burning it off, while the rest of the world braces for shortages
By Jason MaMarch 22, 2026
EnergyCuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse of the entire energy grid this month alone
By Andrea Rodriguez and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2026
PoliticsA charity that usually feeds people in war zones and disaster areas is providing meals to TSA officers who aren’t getting paid
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Thalia Beaty, James Pollard and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2026
Alexander Gabrovsky
SuccessTo unwind from his 12-hour shifts, this doctor splits his year between Kentucky and Venice—he pulls into his $438K apartment by boat
By Emma BurleighMarch 22, 2026
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SuccessThe K-shaped economy has left many six-figure earners ‘on thin ice’ as housing costs, lifestyle creep, and the job market put them at risk
By Emma BurleighMarch 22, 2026
Middle EastU.S. allows sale of stranded Iran oil to cap fuel-price rises
By Se Young Lee, Millie Munshi, Yongchang Chin and BloombergMarch 21, 2026
PoliticsFormer FBI Director Robert Mueller, who led agency after 9/11 and investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81
By Eric Tucker and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026
EnergyUnited Airlines plans for oil hitting $175 a barrel and staying above $100 next year as industry faces worst shock since COVID
By Jason MaMarch 21, 2026
PoliticsTSA officers are quitting rather than working without pay during another shutdown as eviction notices, car repos, and empty fridges weigh
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2026
Former Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett
SuccessDairy Queen CEO says he learned from Warren Buffett being the ‘smartest person in the world’ isn’t the most important attribute for success
By Emma BurleighMarch 21, 2026
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It took 200 years for national debt to hit $1 trillion. Annual interest alone now exceeds that—a 'crushing legacy we must reverse,' says budget chairAn image of a popular article
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